Golden Gnome Awards 2026 Finalist Voting Open Now!
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Top Presenting the 2026 Golden Gnome Awards Finalists! We collected your nominations, did the maths, ran our checks and we're ready to share the finalists for this year's most prestigious awards show! While our finalists came out on top this year, it has to be said that we were blown away by the nominations and incredible work you've been highlighting. The sheer outpouring of love for the creatives and community members we've seen has made our hearts very full. There are so many talented, welcoming, and passionate creatives and communities that came through the nominations that we just want to say a massive thank you to. It's you that make our community truly special. Shall we get voting?
You'll have until 14 August 2026 | 08:00 UTC to cast your votes. Once votes are in, we'll tally them up - finalists with the most votes win! Everything will culminate in a huge celebration live at RuneFest, on 03 October 2026. Don't worry if you can't make it, the awards ceremony will be streamed live on Twitch, too! Reminder that we're doing things a little differently this year. To be able to fully celebrate a wide reaching variety across the communities of all three of our games, we'll be varying where and when we announce each award. While we will still have our big on-stage celebration, live at RuneFest on 03 October 2026, we're excited to announce a brand new pre-show Golden Gnomes award ceremony! This is something never seen before, and means we have the opportunity to give every Golden Gnome winner their moment on stage! There'll be J-Mods handing out awards, acceptance speeches and many a shiny trophy given out! While this pre-show won't be livestreamed, all winners of all categories will be shared in a celebratory blog post following the event, too.